Boris Missirkov & Georgi Bogdanov
The creative duo Boris Missirkov and Georgi Bogdanov are internationally acclaimed Bulgarian cinematographers, directors, visual artists and photographers, authors of visual campaigns, full-length documentaries, videos and short films. Ideologists and founders of AGITPROP Production Company and co-founders of Bulgarian Photographic Association. DOP of the most successful AGITPROP’s films, among which: “Georgi and the Butterflies” (Silver Wolf, IDFA – Amsterdam 2004), “The Mosquito Problem and other stories” (Cannes 2007, Grierson Award for best documentary, The Times BFI London Film Festival 2007), “Corridor #8” (Berlinale 2008 – Forum, Independent Ecumenical Jury Award) and “The Boy Who Was a King” (Toronto International 2011, London FF 2011). DOP of the first original Bulgarian productions for HBO, documentaries “Concrete Pharaohs and Paradise Hotel” (Golden Magnolia 2010 for Best doc; Thessaloniki 2010 Best Doc) and of “Dad Made Dirty Movies” (Visions du Reel, Switzerland) etc. Producers (together with Martichka Bozhilova) of “15” – the first Bulgarian omnibus film. Authors of the shorts “’94 Forever” and “I am a Bulgarian”, included in it. Renowned visual artists and photographers, they have been presented in solo shows as well as major photography and contemporary art exhibitions in Europe and the USA.
As of February 2019.
Past Events
Palast der Republik
Day 3: New Alliances
with Boris Buden, Naika Foroutan, Srećko Horvat, Thomas Krüger, Lorenzo Marsili, Vijay Prashad, Bénédicte Savoy, Anna Stiede, Karen Taylor, Margarita Tsomou & Yanis Varoufakis
in the evening: “Musikpalast”with Astronautalis, Tyondai Braxton, Buke and Gase, Anna Calvi, Cantus Domus, Arone Dyer, Andi Haberl (The Notwist) & Kaj Duncan David, Anja Plaschg (Soap&Skin) & stargaze
Palast der Republik
Day 2: 1989/2019 - Come Together
with Boris Buden, Naika Foroutan, Bernd Gehrke, Alexander Giesche, Andrej Holm, Srećko Horvat, Anetta Kahane, Thomas Krüger, Bojana Kunst, Antonia Majaca, Irene Misselwitz, The Performance Bar, Vijay Prashad, Jörg Roesler, Andreas Siekmann, Jan Sowa, Gabriele Stötzer, Margarita Tsomou, Jeremy Wade, Anna Zett a.o.
in the evening: CHEAP
Palast der Republik
Day 1: Re-Vision
with Almuth Berger, Tatjana Böhm, Susan Buck-Morss, Boris Buden, Augusto Corrieri, Bernd Gehrke, Trajal Harrell, Max Hertzberg, Pan Daijing, Bénédicte Savoy, Bernhard Schlink, Technosekte + Henrike Naumann u.a.